I'm Alive!

Wow, I have really been slacking on this haven't I? Sorry about that. It has been a rather tumultuous couple of weeks. I just had my birthday and Mom and Dad were here yay! But that will be a separate post. For now I'll just talk about a little bbq we had at the shop and 4th of July.

Andy, the props guy decided to make us burgers so we had a little BBQ at the shop. It was delicious!

We had it all set up inside because it was a little rainy.

Rainbow!

Todd taught me how to shoot the BB gun. I got pretty good. I think it was the Iron Man tattoo on my forearm.

Molly and I played cowgirls on Hank and Wilbur.


We also set off some little firecrackers.

Ooohh pretty!

So that was our fun shop time. Good food, good company, and we got to shoot stuff and set stuff on fire. Doesn't get much better than that!

And moving on to the 4th of July. This is the biggest day of the year for Creede. I was told that countless times from the moment I moved here. And indeed it was rather crazy. Someone said there weren't even as many people here as there usually are. But it was still a huge change from the usual quiet Creede I had come to know. There were all sorts of vendors in the parking lot across the street. Including....

TURKEY LEGS!! It was pretty good. A little dry, but tasty. And those are ribbon fries, I put tabasco sauce on mine and danngggg they were amazing. The only disappointment is that there was no funnel cake. But we had kettle corn, so that was good.

This is the mining competition that was going on across the street. There were a few different categories. This one is the single jack where they pound a stake into a rock.
This is the double jack, which is basically the same thing except one person holds the stake and the other person hammers and they switch back and forth. Needless to say, sometimes they miss. I only saw one round and he slipped a couple times, but no serious injuries.

This is where they use a machine drill. It's pretty impressive. And loud. There was another one where there was a machine with a bucket on tracks and they scooped dirt into it, but I didn't find that one as interesting as the others.


Molly and I were going to dress like cowgirls and ride the metal horses in the parade, but we didn't organize well enough so we ended up just watching, which was nice. It was a good little parade. This is the theatre group. We were allowed to use the costumes from the theatre, so there were some good ones. I think circus was a good theme for us.

There were a lot of really nice old cars. I liked the adorable little girl in the window of this one.

This is T-Black. I'm not sure if that's how you spell his name, but that's how I would guess it. He's is some sort of cajun character, very interesting and he had this cage in the back of his truck that is half full of beads and he was just grabbing handfuls and chucking them into the crowd. They were flying everywhere, it was highly entertaining.

I didn't get any pictures of the fireworks, but they were set off from the mountain at the north end of town, which was amazing.

Both main streets in town were lined with cars. I can't imagine where they were all coming from, but they were headed out of town right after the fireworks. Thankfully I just had to walk down the street and avoided the slow crawl of tail lights.

Phew, that was a lot. I don't think I left anything big out. Tomorrow or the next day I will post about my birthday and my visit with Ma and Pa. It was a good time!

PHEW!

Today is my first of THREE full days off! We have been so ridiculously busy it's not even funny. The show The Ladies Man just opened last night. We built it in a week and then put it on stage in just a few days. It looks great, but it was a loonnnng two weeks, which included twelve hour days every day plus one day we worked from 9am to midnight. Definitely won't be doing that again. At least for the rest of the summer. The last show is going to be a breeze. I can not wait. We're going back to 9 to 5 days and perhaps even five days a week instead of six. For now I have a few days to relax and gear up for the next build.

Thankfully, even though we've been working our booties off, we have managed to have some fun too. Last weekend we celebrated two company members' birthdays.

Molly and I did a sidewalk chalk mural for them. With their very own fireworks :)

We had a BBQ with lots of really delicious food.

For a while we had a sofa bed outside, which was nice and comfy to hang out on, and to have cuddle parties (completely innocent ;) ) under the moonlight.

Nika being adorable, sitting on Daddy Toddles.

A bunch of people played a very entertaining game of kickball, followed by Ultimate Frisbee in the dark, first with a glowing frisbee and then with the light that was provided by a couple of the technicians. I played a very good heckler/cheerleader.

I as of yet have no particular plans for the weekend. Possibly/hopefully going on the river on Monday, probably going for a hike or two. Just enjoying what will hopefully continue to be marvelous weather.

Daddy's Day

I tried uploading a lovely picture of us, but my internet is silly. But anyway...

I love me pa and I miss him and I can't wait to see him and Mumsy in a few weeks :)

This one is for Nana

My new haircut! I love it.

This is our second shop dog. Her name is Savanna and she is the designer's dog. She spends the whole day at the shop. She's very old and sweet and adorable. If you are eating anything she will sit and stare at you with those precious eyes. We all love her.

If you switch the R and the F in "Rafting" you get "Farting"

YAY FOR A DAY OFF! And what a good one it has been. This morning we went on our rafting trip and it was amazing! Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures but if I come across some that someone else took I'll share them later. The water was freezing, but the sun was nice and warm and it was sooo much fun. We took up four rafts and we had some water battles where we splashed the other rafts with our paddles and other times we had to help them get unstuck from rocks. We got stuck three times badly enough that our guide had to get into the water and push us off. Molly and I did a lot of singing and generally entertained the rest of the raft as well as the others if they passed by closely enough. It was a lot of fun, I just wish it didn't cost so much, I would go more often. We got a big discount, though, which was nice.

After rafting a bunch of us went to Kip's for lunch. I swear this place has some of the best food I've ever had. Everything there is soooo delicious. Today I had buffalo and spinach enchiladas and key lime pie for dessert.

Oh, and while we were at Kip's it poured rain and hailed, leaving a layer of hail that made it look like it had snowed. Now it's sunny again. After lunch, Molly and I decided to go to the hot tub. When we got there it was sprinkling a little bit but we decided to risk it and hope it didn't start raining hard again. We were in there for maybe 15 minutes when it started coming down a little too hard for our comfort so we had to get out. Otherwise, it would have been perfect. It was nice and cold outside and felt so good in that hot water. But it was not meant to be. Now we are dry and warm and hanging out inside for a little while.

Last night Molly cut my hair and it looks really good. It's nice and short and feels so much better, not to mention looking much better than it did.

I don't know what I'll do for the rest of the night, but it will probably involve a lot of relaxing before we have to get back to work tomorrow. Another two weeks and then we will be able to relax and not be working twelve hour days. I can not wait.

Busy Busy Busy

I haven't been posting because I just haven't been doing much else but working, but I feel like I could at least post even the small things that have been happening. As usual, I've been working like crazy. Thank goodness, we got out early tonight and we don't have to be back at work until Tuesday morning.

Last night was the annual Dessert Auction that CRT puts on every summer. The way it works is, company members get into groups and make a dessert and then auction it off to community members who are mostly just bidding as much as they want to donate to the theatre on a particular dessert that they like. There is also a potluck. Unfortunately, the shop crew had to work so we got to go and eat (and eat I did, two heaping plates full yummm) and then we had to leave. But people were nice enough to bring us leftover desserts, which were delicious.

Here is an adorable puppy we found hanging out by the shop last week. We were hoping no one knew where he came from so we could keep him, but Todd knew where he belonged so we had to return him. The woman said they were giving him away, and my friend Molly almost took him, but we couldn't figure out where we would keep him for the summer. But if he's still there when she leaves, she might have a new friend to take home with her.


The other night I came home and my roommates were roasting marshmallows over candles in the kitchen and making s'mores. Needless to say, I joined in and got one in before the wax all melted down.

Tomorrow the company is going on a rafting trip, which is going to be freezing I imagine but I'm really excited. I don't know if I'll get pictures, but if other people do I'll swipe them and post about it. I'll also post pictures of some of the stuff I've been building, as well as pictures of the finished set of Spelling Bee. Until then, just enjoying my much needed downtime. :)

Working Like a Dog

We are working on a show right now that needs to go up in like a week and then a week later the next show goes up. So we are working 12 hour days, six days a week. It's a little intense and tiring etc. Which is why I haven't been posting much. Also we were without internet for a couple days. But I'm taking the time tonight to post a little something just to keep you all up to date.

Sunday we got out of work a little early because we were all beat and we just couldn't make it the last few hours. That night we had a fire and one of the company members (with much help) arranged and cooked a huge brunch for the whole company. There was quiche and bacon and potatoes and tasty drinks. It was delicious and fun to hang out with everyone.

Yesterday was our day off and it was full of fun and adventure. A lot of people went on a big hike in the morning, but I stayed back because I was exhausted and also did not get up early enough to prepare and go. So instead I sat outside and read in my bathing suit top just long enough to get a horrible sunburn on my torso and legs. I wish I could get a good picture of it, because it's pretty epic, but I just can't capture how bad it really is.

The big happening of the day was the bowling ball cannon shoot. Which is exactly what it sounds like. Some guy built a homemade cannon that shoots bowling balls and he shoots it off every year.




He shot it off three times. The first time was aimed at a fallen tree on the hill (got pretty close). I have a video of it, but with my internet connection, I can't get it to upload. The second one was shot more or less straight into the air a quarter of a mile high and when it came back down you could hear the wind whistling through the finger holes. The third shot was called the "Karma Shot" which was shot straight into the air and ended up landing beyond the hill. It was hilarious and another reason I just love this town.

To top off the day, we went to the drive in to see Iron Man 2, which of course was awesome. We got there in time to have something to eat and play on the playground. Yes, there is a playground at the drive in and we all played on it like children.

We had four or five vehicles there. We even put a comfy love seat in my friend's truck, and I was one of the lucky ones who got to sit in it. :)

It was a good day off, but not nearly long enough. And of course now I am suffering the consequences of sitting out in the sun unprotected. But soon it will pass and be a lovely tan. Overall everything is going well. Just working hard and trying to have fun too. Our next day off is a big rafting trip, so plan on hearing about that. I'll let you know if anything interesting happens between now and then.